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小氣鬼

小氣鬼

See also: 小气鬼

Chinese

		stingy; miserly	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (小氣鬼)		小氣	鬼
simp. (小气鬼)		小气	鬼

Noun

小氣鬼

cheapskate; scrooge

Synonyms

鐵公雞／铁公鸡 (tiěgōngjī)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoqìguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² hei³ gwai²
Min Nan (POJ): siáu-khì-kúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoqìguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauchihgoei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² hei³ gwai²
  - Yale: síu hei gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² hei³ gwai²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ hei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-khì-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: siáu-khì-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaw'qie'kuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kui⁴¹/